Definitions for fleshly
ˈflɛʃ liflesh·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. animal(a), carnal, fleshly, sensualadjective

   marked by the appetites and passions of the body

   "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice"

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1. fleshlyadverb

   Carnally; sexually.

2. fleshlyadjective

   corporeal or bodily

3. fleshlyadjective

   sensual

4. fleshlyadjective

   worldly

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fleshlyadjective

   Etymology: from flesh.

   1. Corporeal.

   Nothing resembles death so much as sleep;
   Yet then our minds themselves from slumber keep,
   When from their fleshly bondage they are free. John Denham.

   2. Carnal; lascivious.

   From amid’st them rose
   Belial, the dissolutest spirit that fell,
   The sensualest; and, after Asmodai,
   The fleshliest incubus. Paradise Regained, b. ii.

   3. Animal; not vegetable.

   ’Tis then for nought that mother earth provides
   The stores of all she shows, and all she hides,
   If men with fleshly morsels must be fed,
   And chaw with bloody teeth the breathing bread. Dryden.

   4. Human; not celestial; not spiritual.

   Else, never could the force of fleshly arm
   Ne molten metal in his flesh embrue. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   What time th’ eternal Lord in fleshly shrine
   Enwombed was, from wretched Adam’s line,
   To purge away the guilt of sinful crime. Fairy Queen.

   Much ostentation, vain of fleshly arm,
   And of frail arms, much instrument of war
   Before mine eyes thou’st set. John Milton, Par. Regained, b. iii.

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1. fleshly

   Fleshly pertains to the physical or bodily nature of humans, often with the connotation of sensual or carnal desires. It can also refer to things that are tangible or can be associated with physical existence or materiality.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fleshlyadjective

   of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal

2. Fleshlyadjective

   animal; not/vegetable

3. Fleshlyadjective

   human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine

4. Fleshlyadjective

   carnal; wordly; lascivious

5. Fleshlyadverb

   in a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously

6. Etymology: [AS. flsclc.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fleshly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fleshly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fleshly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fleshly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fleshly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleshly